Authors: Mary A. Williamson Mt(ascp) Phd,L. Michael Snyder Md
Aortic dissection, aortic valve disease, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Tachy- or bradyarrhythmias, or heart block
Myocarditis
Rhabdomyolysis with cardiac injury
Hypotension
Apical ballooning syndrome
Renal failure
Acute neurologic disease (stroke or subarachnoid hemorrhage)
Infiltrative disease (amyloid, sarcoid)
Drug toxicity (doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil, trastuzumab, snake venom)
Critically ill patients (especially ARDS and sepsis)
Burns (particularly when >30% surface area)
Technical lab error
High concentrations of alkaline phosphate (interferes with some cTnI assays)